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Thanks Anna! “Such problems are not uncommon among nonwhite patients who undergo therapy with lasers or lights. And one factor, dermatologists say, is the imperfect scale that is commonly used to describe different skin shades and sometimes also used to p

“It is no secret among physicians that natural remedies like these are popular among Hispanics in the United States. But skin care companies with products to sell are nonetheless setting their sights on Latinos — the nation’s fastest-growing ethnic gr

Thanks Angry Asian Man! “Harvard evaluators “ranked Asian American candidates on average below whites in ‘personal qualities,’” and repeatedly described them as “‘quiet/shy, science/math oriented, and hard workers.’”…”

“Ana Carolina, who stood at about 5 feet 8 inches, weighed only 88 pounds at the time of her death. This weight is considered normal, but only if you’re a 12-year-old girl no more than about 5 feet tall…Ana Carolina’s death follows the death of Uruguaya

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